Tag Archives: Negligence

A Norfolk Circuit Court says that under ei­ther the “bright line rule” or the “case-by-case test,” plaintiff estate is entitled to statements made by defendant driver on the morning of his fatal collision with decedent’s motor­cycle, to his employer’s claims ...

An over-the-road truck driver who al­leges he was injured when he slipped on the wet floor outside a private bathroom shower stall he rented from defendant truck stop loses his premises liability action against the truck stop; the Lynch­burg U.S. ...

In a college student’s suit alleging she was sexually assaulted in a dorm room by a fellow student after consuming drugged al¬cohol at an on-campus party “spon­sored” by a college orientation peer advi­sor, the Norfolk Circuit Court sanctions the student ...

Distinguishing a similar case, a Roanoke City Circuit Court grants a remodeling contractor’s demurrer in a negligence suit under Va. Code § 65.2-805(A) filed by an employee who was injured when the nail gun he was using discharged a nail ...

An over-the-road truck driver who al­leges he was injured when he slipped on the wet floor outside a private bathroom shower stall he rented from defendant truck stop loses his premises liability action against the truck stop; the Lynch­burg U.S. ...

At 8:15 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2012, plain­tiff was walking her dog on the sidewalk in the apartment complex where she resided. Plaintiff was walking down a hill, on a sidewalk, approaching the stop sign at an intersec­tion. Plaintiff went ...

In a college student’s suit alleging she was sexually assaulted in a dorm room by a fellow student after consuming drugged al­cohol at an on-campus party “sponsored” by a college orientation peer advisor, the Nor­folk Circuit Court excludes certain expert ...

Plaintiff offers only her bare assertion that a curb in a Wawa parking lot creat­ed an unsafe condition that caused her to fall and suffer injury, and she cannot rebut defendant’s expert evidence or oth­erwise demonstrate a genuine issue of ...

A landscaping company whose driver rear-ended plaintiff can be sued for negli­gent entrustment and negligent retention based on allegations that the employer knew the landscaper had been involved in another recent collision with the same truck and trailer, and the ...

In a disabled adult’s suit seeking damages for second-degree burns she suffered in 2011 while in the care of de­fendant home health agency’s employee/ independent contractor, the Norfolk Cir­cuit Court denies summary judgment to defendant insurance company based on its ...